Sunday, December 3, 2017

2017 Manitoba Senior Championship (open to those 50 years old and over)
University of Winnipeg – Room 2C15
4 round Swiss System CFC Rated (CFC Membership required)
$ 15 entry fee
Registration: 9:40 – 9:55 am – Saturday, December 9 (Room 2C15) or
Tuesday, December 5 at the TNT.(Room 4CM42)
University of Winnipeg – Room 2C15
Open to all Manitoba players born before 1968
Time Control: 90 minutes + 30 second increment
Round Times: 10 am and 2:00 p.m each day (Rounds 2 and 4 may be advanced if Previous round’s games end early and there is mutual consent between paired players to start earlier.)
Minimum prizes –
Top Senior – Born before 1968
Top Over 65 – Born before 1953
CFC Membership Information:
All players must be CFC members (can be obtained during registration on-site)
[$ 20 for a one-tournament adult membership or $ 49 for 12 months-
new adult members pay only $ 36 for a twelve-month CFC membership, or $ 16 for a one-tournament membership]

Monday, November 6, 2017

2017 Earl Rosenbloom Memorial Chess Tournament
University of Winnipeg -
Room 4CM42
One Section - FIDE and CFC Rated
Swiss - 7 rounds
Prizes based on entries - class prizes also
Dates: November 7 - December 19, 2017
Arbiter: Anthony Boron
Org CFC / Manitoba Chess Association
Time Controls - G /110(+Guideline III.4 for situations with players having under 2 minutes remaining.)
Start time is 7:00 pm
(Players may take up to 2 half-point and any number of zero-point byes. Half-point byes for rounds 6 and 7 must be requested before Round 4.) .
Registration - November 7 - approximately 6:30 pm to 6:50 pm.
Late Registration for tournament - November 14 or 21 - approximately 6:30 pm to 6:45 pm - you will receive a 1/2 point bye for each of the first two rounds missed.
All players must be CFC (Chess Federation of Canada) members (can be obtained during registration on-site) $20 for a one-tournament adult membership or $ 49 for 12 months- new adult members pay only $ 36 for a twelve-month CFC membership; Junior (under 20) members pay $ 10 for a one-tournament membership, $ 34 for a twelve-month CFC membership, new junior members pay only $ 24 for a twelve month CFC membership).
Top 2 Manitoba Finishers in the 2017 Earl Rosenbloom Memorial qualify to the 2018 Manitoba Championship
Entry Fees: 2017 Earl Rosenbloom Memorial $ 25
Great opportunity to Start, add to, or complete your FIDE Rating requirements.
Tentative Pairings to be Published prior to Rounds 3-7
Location: University of Winnipeg - Rm 4CM42
(This is not a knockout tournaments, players will play all 7 rounds)(If you can not play on one or more weeks, please contact the TD BEFORE the round.)
facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/178247284305/

Monday, October 23, 2017

(Note:
on February 23, 2014 the MCA
board approved the adding up to two spots to the the Manitoba
Championship at discretion
of the Board; if the Board add the two spots, qualifiers 7 and 8
(ordered by CFC rating, along with the new 2 additions
will play in a preliminary knockout round, producing two winners who
then
play with the top six qualifiers by CFC rating. On February 26, 2017,
the Board approved a regulation that bidders for the wild-card spots
must have a standard rating greater than 1800.)

Qualifiers -
*Players must be Manitoba Permanent residents.

(Persons
who are not citizens or permanent residents, but who have been a
resident of Manitoba for a twelve-month period immediately preceding the
tournament, may be admitted to the Tournament provided they can clearly
demonstrate to the MCA Board of Directors that they have a settled
intention to continue to reside in Manitoba. The admittance to the Tournament of such exceptions shall be entirely at the discretion of the MCA Board of Directors.)

Qualifiers
must play 10 standard rated games (somewhere in the world) during
calendar 2017 in order to qualify. In order of preference - if the
qualifying player does not want to
participate or the qualifier is redundant, we continue down the
list until there are 8 willing participants.

1. Previous Year's Champion(GUSTAV BARON)
2. Winner of the Reserve (not held)
3. MB Junior Champion (if rated above 1900) - to be held in November)
4. Top Manitoban in AY Memorial (JOJO NONES - subject to *)
5,6. Top 2 finishers in the Tournament of Champions (Earl Rosenbloom Memorial - to be held in Nov - Dec)
7. Player with the best MTPPS ( )
8. Player with the 2nd best MTPPS ( )
9. 2nd Manitoban in the AY Memorial (ISAAC WIEBE)
10. Player with the 3rd best MTPPS ( )
11. Player with the 4th best MTPPS ( )
12. Player with the 5th best MTPPS ()
13. Player with the 6th best MTPPS ( )
13. Player with the 7th best MTPPS ( )

The
above players (in bold) will be contacted in early 2018 to determine their willingness to
participate in the knockout. If any of the players decline, invitations
will be provided to next players on the list below. Then there will be
a short period when wild-card bids (as described above) will be
entertained.

MTPSS - Modified Tournament Performance Point Score
MTPPS is calculated as follows:
A Loss = 0 points
A Draw = the rating of the opponent
A Win = the greater of [your opponent's rating + 200] or [your rating]

The top ten performance scores for each player are counted

The 2018 top MTPPS scores at this point are as follows (to end of September):
(Tournaments
scored included all Manitoba CFC Standard rated tournaments, US
standard rated tournaments, International FIDE standard rated
tournaments
etc.) If you believe
a result has been missed or is incorrect, please contact me.

Friday, September 29, 2017

2017 October TNT – CFC (Chess Federation of Canada) rated.$15 entry fee – Prizes will be based on entries.Location: University of Winnipeg – Rm 4CM424 rounds – 1 game on each of Oct 3, 10, 17, 24 (This is not a knockout tournament, players will play all 4 rounds) (Players may take up to 1 half-point and any number of zero-point byes.Half-point byes for round 4 must be requested before Round 2.Please note that we intend to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.There is one game per week.All of the TNTs are Swiss (pairing) style tournaments with a time control of G /110 minutes [Each player has 1 hour 50 minutes to complete their moves, the game will be be approx. 3 hours and 40 minutes maximum].We will also be using FIDE Rule Appendix G.4 for situations with players having under 2 minutes remaining. .Start time is 7:00 pmAll players must be CFC members (can be obtained during registration on-site)[$ 20 for a one-tournament adult membership or $ 49 for 12 months- new adult members pay only $ 36 for a twelve-month CFC membership, or $ 16 for a one-tournament membership] Junior (under 20) members pay $ 10 for a one-tournament membership, $ 34 for a twelve-month CFC membership, new junior members pay only $ 24 for a twelve month CFC membership, or $ 8 for a one-tournament membership]Registration for tournament -Tuesday, October 3 – approximately 6:35 pm to 6:50 pmRegistration will be cut off at 6:50 pm. before 5 pm (you can try later, but the wireless access at the U may be problematic).Players can join in Round 2, they will receive a half-point bye for Round 1.Tournament contact will be Ken Einarsson - Phone or text 204-999-3069 or email ken659@mymts.netLocation: University of Winnipeg – Rm 4CM42 Easiest way to get there is to take the elevator at the north end (Ellice) to the 5th Floor(if that Elevator is operating) Otherwise, there is an elevator just to the west of the old Bookstore location. Our goal is to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.

2017 Junior Chess Camp

Manitoba Chess Association Junior Chess Camp
The camp will have space for the first 20 to register.
Please complete the following registration form and email it to the organizer or bring it with your child on the first day of camp.Dates: August 8th – 11th9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Instructor: National Master Jonathon Zaczek
Cost: $120 payable to the Manitoba Chess Association
Payment for Chess Camp by e-transfer or PayPal. For payment by e-transfer or PayPal, contact chessmanitoba@gmail.com
Location: Room 3C14 at the University of Winnipeg
Skill level: Beginners that know the rules all the way to Advanced Juniors are welcome to attend.
Contact the organizer: saul.magnusson@gmail.com for further questions

The camp will have space for the first 20 to register.
Please complete the following registration form (pdf) and email it to the organizer or bring it with your child on the first day of camp.

Hello Parents and Children interested in the Chess Summer Camp 2017 at the U of W!

With a good mix of talented juniors and relative newcomers this should be a great camp!
Camp will run August 8-11th, 9:30-3:30 in Room 3C14 at the University of Winnipeg.

Please bring a completed registration form (attached) and $120 payable to the Manitoba Chess Association. We request that you pack a peanut-free lunch for your child because some of our students have allergies. We will be providing a pizza lunch on the last day.
Parents are more than welcome to attend the camp with their children or to visit at any time.

Spaces will be reserved first for those who indicated their intent to pre-register.

Our excellent Instructor Jonathan Zaczek has provided the following schedule:Day 1 August 8 Introduction to the camp Back to basics, value of the pieces and trades Chess Tactics (puzzles) Play chess! Lunch Opening and Middlegame in IQP (lecture) Simul vs the master Bughouse

Day 2 August 9
Play position from board
Central pawns (lecture)
Endgame basics.
Lunch
Rook endgames
Guess the Move!
Freeplay

Day 3 August 10
Open files (lecture)
Team chess. Half the class vs the other
Team chess game review
Lunch
Castling on opposite sides (lecture)
Putting it into practice
Freeplay

Day 4 August 11
Outposts (lecture)
Class vs the computer
Blitz tournament
Pizza Lunch
Blitz tournament
Knights of the South Bronx film
Freeplay

Thursday, April 6, 2017

(Note: on February 23, 2014 the MCA
board approved the adding up to two spots to the the Manitoba
Championship at discretion
of the Board; if the Board add the two spots, qualifiers 7 and 8
(ordered by CFC rating, along with the new 2 additions
will play in a preliminary knockout round, producing two winners who
then
play with the top six qualifiers by CFC rating. On February 26, 2017, the Board approved a regulation that bidders for the wild-card spots must have a standard rating greater than 1800.)

Qualifiers -
Players must be Manitoba Permanent residents.

(Persons
who are not citizens or permanent residents, but who have been a
resident of Manitoba for a twelve-month period immediately preceding the
tournament, may be admitted to the Tournament provided they can clearly
demonstrate to the MCA Board of Directors that they have a settled
intention to continue to reside in Manitoba. The admittance to the Tournament of such exceptions shall be entirely at the discretion of the MCA Board of Directors.)

Qualifiers
must play 10 standard rated games (somewhere in the world) during
calendar 2016 in order to qualify. In order of preference - if the
qualifying player does not want to
participate or the qualifier is redundant, we continue down the
list until there are 8 willing participants.

1. Previous Year's Champion(ARVIN DAWA)
2. Winner of the Reserve (not held)
3. MB Junior Champion (if rated above 1900) - THEO WOLCHOCK)
4. Top Manitoban in AY Memorial (if Standard time control)(not held)
5,6. Top 2 finishers in the Tournament of Champions (KEVIN GENTES not resident, MARCOS VALENTINO, BLAIR RUTTER)
7. Player with the best MTPPS (ISAAC WIEBE )
8. Player with the 2nd best MTPPS (ROLANDO BINCE )
9. 2nd Manitoban in the AY Memorial (n/a)
10. Player with the 3rd best MTPPS (ANTHONY BORON )
11. Player with the 4th best MTPPS (Theo Wolchock )
12. Player with the 5th best MTPPS (Blair Rutter)
13. Player with the 6th best MTPPS (JEFF BABB)
13. Player with the 7th best MTPPS (GUSTAV BARON)

The
above players (in bold) will be contacted in early 2017 to determine their willingness to
participate in the knockout. If any of the players decline, invitations
will be provided to next players on the list below. Then there will be
a short period when wild-card bids (as described above) will be
entertained.

MTPSS - Modified Tournament Performance Point Score
MTPPS is calculated as follows:
A Loss = 0 points
A Draw = the rating of the opponent
A Win = the greater of [your opponent's rating + 200] or [your rating]

The top ten performance scores for each player are counted

The 2017 top MTPPS scores are as follows:
(Tournaments
scored included all Manitoba CFC Standard rated tournaments, US standard rated tournaments, International FIDE standard rated tournaments
etc.) If you believe
a result has been missed or is incorrect, please contact me.

Sunday, April 2, 2017

2017 April Tuesday Night Tournament –
CFC (Chess Federation of Canada) rated.$ 15 entry fee – Prizes will
be based on entries. Location: University of Winnipeg – Rm 4CM424
rounds – 1 on each of April 4,11, 18,25 – (This is not a knockout
tournament, players will play all 4 rounds)
Players may take up to 1 half-point and any number of zero-point byes.
Half-point byes for round 4 must be requested before Round 1.Please
note that we intend to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp. There
is one game per week.All of the TNTs are Swiss (pairing) style
tournaments with a time control of G /110 minutes [Each player has 1
hour 50 minutes to complete their moves, the game will be be approx. 3
hours and 40 minutes maximum]. We will also be using FIDE Rule Appendix
G.4 for situations with players having under 2 minutes remaining.
.
Start time is 7:00 pm and the TD will confirm costs$ 15 entry fee and CFC membership required.
All players must be CFC members (can be obtained during registration on-site)
[$ 20 for a one-tournament adult membership or $ 49 for 12 months-
new adult members pay only $ 36 for a twelve-month CFC membership, or $
16 for a one-tournament membership]
Junior (under 20) members pay $ 10 for a one-tournament membership, $
34 for a twelve-month CFC membership, new junior members pay only $ 24
for a twelve month CFC membership, or $ 8 for a one-tournament
membership]
Registration for tournament -Tuesday,April 4 – approximately 6:35 pm to 6:50 pm
Registration will be cut off at 6:50 pm. (If you think you may be
late, please send an email to chessmanitoba ‘at’ gmail.com) before 5 pm
(you can try later, but the wireless access at the U may be problematic)
. Players can join in Round 2, they will receive a half-point bye for
Round 1. Tournament Director will be Blair Rutter reachable at 204-298-6961.
Location: University of Winnipeg – Rm 4CM42
Easiest way to get there is to take the elevator at the north end
(Ellice) to the 5th Floor(if that Elevator is operating) Otherwise,
there is an elevator just to the west of the old Bookstore location.
Our goal is to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.

JOHN CHARLES WOODBURY In the loving arms of his family, John Charles
Woodbury of Winnipeg, Manitoba, passed away peacefully on January 12,
2017 at Lions Manor, 320 Sherbrook.

Jack was born in Winnipeg to Ernest
and Florence Woodbury on March 9, 1928. For Jack's children, his wistful
tales of growing up in the West End made Winnipeg seem an extraordinary
place, truly a home like no other. After graduating from Gordon Bell
High School, Jack attended the University of Manitoba, obtaining a BA
Honours in English Literature in 1950. It was during this time that he
met his singularly adored, Gertrude Ruth Hirt. In the quick of a love
that would last a lifetime, they married in 1951 and moved to Ontario,
where Jack earned an MA in English from the University of Toronto. He
began his teaching career at the University of Waterloo in the mid
1950s, later securing a professorship at the University of Manitoba
where he remained until retiring in 1993. He garnered much fulfillment
through his students, many of whom went on to become well-known writers,
poets, and filmmakers. Jack and Gertrude loved the outdoors and spent
many summers camping across Canada. The two years they spent together in
England's Lake District were particularly memorable. Chess was a
lifelong passion for Jack. In retirement he was Webmaster for the
Manitoba Chess Association until 2005.

Jack is survived by his beloved
wife of 65 years, Gertrude, also of Lions Manor in Winnipeg. He leaves
behind his children, David (Becky Barrett) and Jennifer (Steve Gouthro);
his granddaughter Maia Gyles (Geordie); great-grandsons, Theo and
Jasper; his sister Joan Rizi (Fabio) of Toronto, and numerous nieces and
nephews. Jack was predeceased by his brothers Leonard and Frank
Woodbury.

The family wishes to thank the compassionate and attentive
staff at Lions Manor 2nd floor.

Cremation has taken place and Jack has
asked that there be no memorial service. Instead, remember him by giving
a donation to CancerCare Manitoba or the Winnipeg Humane Society (in
memory of the many cats who gave him so much joy).

Monday, January 2, 2017

4 rounds - 1 on each of January 10,17, 24,31 - (This is not a knockout tournament, players will play all 4 rounds) (Players may take up to 1 half-point and any number of zero-point byes. Half-point byes for round 4 must be requested before Round 1.

Please note that we intend to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp. There is one game per week.

All of the TNTs are Swiss (pairing) style tournaments with a time control of G /110 minutes [Each player has 1 hour 50 minutes to complete their moves, the game will be be approx. 3 hours and 40 minutes maximum]. We will also be using FIDE Rule Appendix G.4 for situations with players having under 2 minutes remaining..

Start time is 7:00 pm and the TD will confirm costs

$ 15 entry fee and CFC membership required.

All players must be CFC members (can be obtained during registration on-site)

[$ 20 for a one-tournament adult membership or $ 49 for 12 months- new adult members pay only $ 36 for a twelve-month CFC membership, or $ 16 for a one-tournament membership]

Junior (under 20) members pay $ 10 for a one-tournament membership, $ 34 for a twelve-month CFC membership, new junior members pay only $ 24 for a twelve month CFC membership, or $ 8 for a one-tournament membership]

Registration will be cut off at 6:50 pm. (If you think you may be late, please send an email to chessmanitoba 'at' gmail.com) before 5 pm (you can try later, but the wireless access at the U may be problematic) . Players can join in Round 2, they will receive a half-point bye for Round 1. Tournament Director will be Tony Boron reachable at 204-798-9464 or chessmanitoba@gmail.com

Location: University of Winnipeg - Rm 4CM42

Easiest way to get there is to take the elevator at the north end (Ellice) to the 5th Floor(if that Elevator is operating) Otherwise, there is an elevator just to the west of the old Bookstore location. Our goal is to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.